Seemingly Ordinary

George Meyer is the Campus Minister at St. James Academy. His life story and faith transformation is quite fascinating! (This episode was recorded in July 2022.) 

Grace Willy is an artist who is working on a college degree in business administration. For fun, she loves playing the violin, running, writing poetry, and enjoying her big family.  If you’ve ever loved any kind of art, like paintings, drawing, sketching, photography, writing, podcasting, music, sculpture, or anything else artistic, or if you just like a good story, you’ll enjoy hearing from Grace...

This is a repeat episode.  Dave Ramsey is controversial for some, but Tracy Gay and her family loves his philosophy, and they credit him with turning themselves completely around! Her inspiring story is the fusion of entertainment and inspiration.

Emily Wobker, a highly educated voracious reader, has plunged into books discussing Catholicism's ideas about The Feminine Genius. We discuss femininity, masculinity, evolutionary psychology, the Big Five Personality Test, religion, and more to see if we can get to the heart of how women and men can thrive together. (This episode was recorded in June 2022.)

Since he was ten years old, Scotty Smeltzer grew up on the stage. He's been in play after play, expanding his range from heroes to villains, from passive to take charge, from tragic to comic, and everything in between. You'll find few people as dedicated to their craft. Scotty is very talented; I believe he will go far. (This episode was recorded on March 13, 2022.)

Alex Bentzinger was making videos so great in grade school that hundreds of people were paying for his work. That led to making commercials for Samsung in high school, and the founding of his own company at age 19. Rising like a rocket, Alex then faced some setbacks, before returning to the activity that he is so good at, and deeply loves. Alex's story is one of early success, struggle, and r...

This episode is for anyone who ever experienced culture shock. Kenzie Grimm and I both grew up in West Bend, Iowa. She had 44 kids in her high school class. I had 32. Our town is a mile long, and it has no stoplights. It has far, far, far more cattle than people.  And growing up, we both thought this was normal! But since growing up this way, Kenzie has become intercontinental--she's been to...

Lifelong teacher Sam Rockford loved teaching calculus. But to his great surprise, he was promoted. He is now a Director of Innovation for a midwestern high school. The work he does on behalf of the next generation, and the creativity he sees come to life, is astonishing. (This episode was recorded in June 2022.)

Join Lindsey as she discusses books that changed her life, including "The Scapegoat," " Brideshead Revisited," O Pioneers!", "Persuasion," "And There Was Light: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II.," and "Anna Karenina." Bonus! Lindsey discusses the weird, hilarious poem that is "T The Love-So...

Reed WIlkinson's book about the Constitution, which is loaded with great stories about controversial topics, is available on amazon.com

Emily Kaufman was on the academic fast-track, and attained a Master's degree by age 23. Then she left business life for the spiritual world. This is a story of a courage and creativity.  (This episode was recorded in May 2022.) 

Father Mark Ostrowski is a hilarious, profound Catholic priest and a great storyteller! His insights and tales are a joy to hear. (This episode was recorded on July 25, 2021.)

107. Sammy Kopecky on Friendship, Boundaries, Networking, and Her Ultimate Secret for Creating Excellent Relationships. (This episode was recorded on July 19, 2022.  NOTE: I made an error when I originally published this episode, which is now fixed. So, please share this episode with friends! Thank you, Tim.)

In his early twenties, Matthew Newkirk is one of the most brilliant men I know. In this episode, he puts a lot of thought into: changing college majors, finding good friends (what a lifelong task this is), combating inflation, and growing more deeply into your faith. And more! He's brilliant. You'll love hearing him.) (This episode was recorded in May 2022.)

Andy Flattery is the host of The Reformed Financial Advisor Podcast, Catholic Money Mastermind, and a contributor to the Moonlight Graham Show. In this helpful episode, he discusses the origins of our current inflation, compares them to historical bouts of rising prices, and gives helpful suggestions for how we can all cope. (This episode also appears this week on The Simple Wealth Podcast. It was...

Kate Becker is a practicing, licensed hypnotherapist who helps people overcome bad habits, install good habits, and much, much more. (This episode was recorded in August 2021.)